Greetings From a Fellow Traveler There's a constant tape playing in my head that says things like "Am I doing this right? Will I screw up my kids?"
A Must-Have Parent Travel Miracle Great news, Must-Have Parents: Air travel with kids is about to get better. At least in theory.
11 Holiday Hacks for Deployment Parenting Must-Have Parenting is never easy and the holidays make it even harder. Here are 11 tricks that take away a bit of stress.
The Must-Have Parent Travel Problem For a must-have parent, a weekend getaway means months of planning and work.
Are Military Kids Cursed With the 'Warrior Gene'? A study links the "Warrior Gene" to an increased likelihood of boys joining gangs. And committing crimes. And being depressed...
Wasting Away in Military Spouse Martyrville There's this place I visit from time to time. It's called Martyrville. Perhaps you've been there?
Live Like You Were Moving There are lessons from frequent moves that can be applied to military life in general.
Should You Keep Secrets While Your Military Spouse Is Gone? There are two main schools of thought on keeping a deployed spouse in the loop on problems at home.
Military Spouses Are Not Single Moms Let a military spouse murmur the tiniest complaint about missing a deployed servicemember, and the Single Mom is whipped out...
How to Talk to Your Children After Deployment Kids often say the time after their parent returns home is the toughest part of a deployment for them. It's because of all...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...